Resilient-clip bracket



Jan. 8, 1929. 1,698,467

A. AsHKENAs RES ILIENT CLIP BRACKET Filed Feb. 24, 1928 Patented Jan. 8, 1929.V l

. fissata ABRAHAM AsnirEnAs, or BROOKLYN, nnWyon-iij nEsiLiEnT-omr BRACKET.

Application ined February 24,1928. seriai'nofasaeei:

nientioned character, which isfoimed from a single piece of material, wire -for instance, and adapted to form a union bet-Ween a panel and a standard, as aforesaid.

w Another object resides in the production of a support having one end formed to cooperate 1 .Y with a socketed end of said standard.

Still another object is to provide a device of the above character having a resilient clip portion atene end for removably clamping the marginal side of a panel. l

A further object of the inventionis to prolvide integral means intermediate the ends of f' said support upon which the bottom edge of a panel may abut and receive measurable support.

A still furtherobjectresides in forming the resilient clip portion of said support With a terminating lateral extension adapted'to enter and abut the base portion of a notched panel.'A @ther objects and features of the invention Will becom-e apparent in connection with the following description of one form of device embodying said invention and its operation.

The drawing illust-rates an embodiment of my invention shown merely forthe purpose of illustration and for affording an understanding of my invention, and not for limitation thereof, and it is to be understoodthat changes and .modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In said drawing:

Figure l1 is aiielevation of my novel and' unique supporting clip, illustrating its application.

F 2 is a top plan'view thereof, the stand-r ard being shown in transverse section and its panel'by dot and dash line;

Fig. 3 is a perspective vieW of the support- Y ing clip and Figs. l and 5 are slightly modified forms of i supporting clip.

Referring now more in particular to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters. of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 represents a panel' adapted for association with a standard 6 carried by a base member 7, attachment bet-Weensaid standard 6 and base n c member l being preferably provided by means of a pin 8,"depending from the end of said standard and fitting intoa bore 9, concentric With socket 72m said base member 7; The construction" of said standard is somewhat similar to that disclosed in my co-pending application aforesaid, and `as shown in Fig. 2, the same isprovided with a plurality i of radially andlongitudinally disposed slots 10, having tapering Wall portions, into selectf.v

ed ones of which the edge'ofa panel may be inserted to produce a screen havingsaid pan'- els disposed at varying angular positions. It. Will also be noted that the end..portion of said standard 6, like lunto said-base member 7, is;

provided with .a socketll into Which the lower portions of said slot-s 10 extendvfor a purpose to be hereinafter'pointed out.

My resilientjsupporting clip comprises a body portion 12,` preferably formed. from a single piece of Wire, oneend. of Which being bent laterally tofdetine a hook 13, (see Figs. Y

2 and 3),y which is insertible through a selected slot 10,.for entry into said socket 11, for final positioningin av companion slot, as clearly sho-Wn in Fig. 2. The Vother end of said body portion 12 is formed to define a pair of parallelly disposed circular'portions 14,

termed the clip portion, andwhich are adapt ed to be sprung apart laterally to clamp the marginal edge of said panel 5. rIrhis coiled disposition provides aspring clamp which may be separat-ed, due to its resilient nature, to secure panels of varying thicknesses, lthe otlieredge .of said panel being inserted. be-

tween the tapering Walls of a selected slot 10;

and maintained in the position shown in Fig. 1. Y l

While the device thus fai' disclosed admirably .performs its functions, I have yet provided tWo :additional features therefor, vthe first coi'nprisinga lateral extension 15, forming the-'terminal of one end of the single piece of Wire, and lying beneath the, top convolutions of said circular portions 14:. In View of this construction lateral displacement of a panel is positively precluded, since said lateral extension 15 is inserted ina slot 5a in said panel, (see Fig.` 1) and continues therein for final abutment Yagainst the bight portion of` said slot.V This is a feature of some importance. Further, l propose to ottsetsaid body portion 12, intermediatesaid clip portion 14 and hook 13, as indicated at 16, said offsets eX- tending laterally and as shown in F ig. 2-an eX- cellentV supporting base is provided for the bottom edge of a panel.

While the supporting clip shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, depicts a hook portion 18 eX- tending laterally to said body portion 12, l

` may provide a liool-z portion, (see Fig. 4) eX- tending downwardly from said body portion and having its vertical axis coinciding with the. plane ofthe horizontal axis of said body portion. In this instance, said hook portion vwill be passed through a selected slot 10, as

aforesaid, and finally engaged with the vertical wall portion of said socket 7, shown in Fig. 1. Also said hook portion may risevertically from said body portion 12, (see Fig.

- 5)' and engage with. tliewalls of socket 11 of said standard 6'. Y

In a screen,'resolved toits simplest form of expression, two standards and one connecting panel willv be used. In thisconstructioii i four clips may be used, two adjacent each standard and mounted at the top and bottomV corners of said panel', and While said panels are firmly held in their respective positions their removal is easily effected in order to change the decorative features thereof, as is quite obvious. p

The'supporting clip is neat and attractive in appearancel and in vview of its relatively small proportions will not in any way detractfrom the appearance Iclaiin: Y l. A device of the character described and adapted to removably attacha panel to a of the screens;

i standard, comprising a body portion having a hook at one end for attachment to said standf ard, and having its other end formed to define a springclip embodying a pair parallelly disposed circular portions adapted for lateral l expansion for insertion of said panel.

Y 2. A device ofthe character described einbo'dying a body portion having a hook at one end adapted to be secured to a standard, vand having its other' end formed to define a. spring Y clip portion'V for removably attaching a panel to said standard, said body portion having a lateral offset intermediate said hook and ter the notch in said panel and abut the base thereof.

1. A device of the character described adapted to removably attach'a notched panelin toY a standard, comprising a single ypiece of wire having a hook at one end for attachment to said standard and having its other-end bent to define a pair of parallel resilient circular clip portions adapted to clamp the opposite sides of the panel, said clip portions terminatingwitli a. lateral extension adapted. to enter t-he notch in said panel and to abut` the base thereof, the body portion having a lateral offset intermediate said hook and said clip portions to provide a support for said panel.

In testimony whereof I affix iny signature.

. ABRAHAM ASHKENAS. 

